Healthy pina colada cake (sugar free)

We would like to offer you a piece of a healthy Pina Colada cake with pineapple mousse. There’s also a good alternative version of the lactose-free cake!
risha.mint
Recipe by:

risha.mint

HEALTHY PINA COLADA CAKE (SUGAR FREE)

Ingredients

Biscuit
eggs
3pc
sweetener
45g
1.58oz
3tbsp
almond flour
30g
1.05oz
2tbsp
corn starch
10g
0.35oz
0.67tbsp
coconut butter
15g
0.53oz
1tbsp
Pineapple mousse
soft cottage cheese
70g
2.45oz
0.28cup
4.69tbsp
puree
120g
4.20oz
0.48cup
8tbsp
sweetener
6g
0.21oz
0.40tbsp
gelatin
8g
0.28oz
0.54tbsp
lemon juice
8g
0.27fl oz
Pineapple confit
puree
150g
5.25oz
0.60cup
10tbsp
gelatin
6g
0.21oz
0.40tbsp
sweetener
5g
0.18oz
0.34tbsp
lemon juice
10g
0.34fl oz
Custard
cottage cheese
400g
14oz
1.60cup
26.80tbsp
coconut milk
150g
5.07fl oz
sweetener
to taste

Method

The calculation is for a 14 cm (5.5 inch) cake.

Biscuit

For the biscuit:

  • Eggs 3 pcs
  • Sweetener 45 g
  • Almond flour 30 g
  • Corn starch 10 g
  • Coconut butter 15 g
  1. Warm the oven up to 175C (347F).
  2. Whip the eggs until light foam appears; add the sweetener. Whisk until fluffy and glossy.
  3. Sift the flour, and add the starch; stir the dough with a silicone spatula (not for long), and pour in the coconut butter. Stir the dough.
  4. Pour it into a mold, and bake in the oven for 40 minutes. Check the readiness with a toothpick, it must be dry and have no dough pieces on it.
  5. Cool the sponge cake upside down on a wire rack; wrap it in plastic wrap, and refrigerate for at least 6 hours.

Pineapple mousse

For the pineapple mousse:

  • Soft cottage cheese 70 g | 2.45 oz
  • Puree 120 g | 4.25 oz
  • Sweetener 6 g | 0.20 oz
  • Gelatin 8 g | 0.30 oz
  • Lemon juice 8 g | 0.30 oz
  1. Pour the gelatin with cold water, and leave it for 10 minutes.
  2. Heat the pineapple puree to 60C (140F), and dissolve the gelatin in it; add the rest of the ingredients, and whip with a blender or a mixer.
  3. Pour the mousse into a 10-12 cm (3.9 to 4.7 inch) mold, and put it in the freezer for 2 hours.

Pineapple confit

For the pineapple confit:

  • Puree 150 g | 5.30 oz
  • Gelatin 6 g | 0.20 oz
  • Sweetener 5 g | 0.20 oz
  • Lemon juice 10 g | 0.35 oz
  1. Pour the gelatin with cold water, and leave it for 10 minutes.
  2. Heat the pineapple puree until hot, and dissolve the gelatin in it; add the sweetener (to taste) and the lemon juice.
  3. Pour the confit into a 10-12 cm (3.9 to 4.7 inch) mold, and put it in the freezer for 2 hours.

Custard

For the custard:

  • Cottage cheese 400 g | 14.10 oz
  • Coconut milk 150 g | 5.30 oz
  • Sweetener to taste (8 g) | to taste (0.30 oz)
  1. Punch the cottage cheese with a blender.
  2. Whip everything with a mixer, and place the custard in a pastry bag.

For the lactose-free option:

Combine the coconut cream (400 g | 14.10 oz) – only the thick part from the can – with the sweetener, and whip with a mixer for 2 minutes. The custard is ready!